Resources :: Getting Money Out of Politics
FEC
The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections.
Public Campaign
Public Campaign is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to sweeping campaign reform that aims to dramatically reduce the role of big special interest money in American politics. Public Campaign is laying the foundation for reform by working with a broad range of organizations, including local community groups, around the country that are fighting for change and national organizations whose members are not fairly represented under the current campaign finance system.
The National Institute on Money in State Politics
The National Institute on Money in State Politics is the only nonpartisan, nonprofit organization revealing the influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states.
Fix Congress First
FixCongressFirst.org is a project of Change Congress, a non-partisan advocacy organization whose sole purpose is to protect the independence of Congress by fighting the influence of money in politics. Their goal is to restore public trust in our government by passing a hybrid of small-dollar donations and public financing of elections.
MAP Light
A nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization, provides citizens and journalists the transparency tools to shine a light on the influence of money on politics. MAPLight.org makes money/vote connections transparent, to help citizens hold their legislators accountable.
Open Congress
OpenCongress is a project of the Participatory Politics Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that builds free & open-source software for civic engagement and the Sunlight Foundation. They work to help build public knowledge about Congress, guided by the 8 Principles of Open Government Data, demanding that public data should be open to the public, full stop. Nothing short of this standard is sufficient or acceptable in a true democracy. To fix our currently broken and systemically corrupt system of captured government, PPF stands with the Change Congress community in advocating for full public financing of elections and a new constitutional convention for comprehensive electoral reform.
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on the fundamental issues of democracy and justice. A singular institution—part think tank, part public interest law firm, part advocacy group—the Brennan Center combines scholarship, legislative and legal advocacy, and communications to win meaningful, measurable change in the public sector.
Open Secrets
OpenSecrets.org is a nonpartisan guide to money's influence on U.S. elections and public policy. Whether you're a voter, journalist, activist, student or interested citizen, use the free site to shine light on your government.
Democracy 21
Democracy 21 is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to making democracy work for all Americans. The organization promotes campaign finance reform and other political reforms to accomplish these goals.
New Rules Project
The New Rules Project tackles many issues, and campaign finance reform at the state level is a focus of their policy research.